Copy holder or easel for use with type-writing machines



(No Model.)

N. G. FOWLER, Jr. COPY HOLDER OR EASEL'FOR USE WITH TYPE WRITINGMACHINES,

; No. 402,518. Patented Apr 30,-1 889.

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UN TED STATES;

PATENT OFFICE.

NATHANIEL C. FOWLEIL'JR OF WINTI-IROP, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO THEPOPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

COPY HOLDER R EASEL FOR USE WITH TYPE-WRITING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,518, dated April30, 1889.

I Application filed August 6, '1888- Serial No. 282,078. '(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

' Be it known that I, NATHANIEL O. FOWLER, J r., of .Winthrop, in thecounty of Suifolk and State of l\'lassachusetts,have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Copy Holders or Easels for Use withType-WVriting Machines and for other Purposes, of which the following isa specification.

Heretofore several complicated or cumbersome devices have been used forholding sheets of paper while copying, having inclined copy-rests andholding springs, and easels have been made having inclined rests withback-braces, foot-ledges, and trips; but I am not aware that any ofthese devices has been suitable for holding copy-books now so commonlyused for taking notes from which typewriting work is done.

It is the object of my present improvements to construct a simple,efficient, and easily-Inanipulated copy-holder, which may be used inconnection with a type-writing machine. or otherwise, for holding eithersingle sheets of paper or copy-books, and more particularly adapted tothe latter; and the nature of my improvements will be apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1shows in perspective a copy-holder embodying my improvements in one formwith a note-book in position; Fig. 2 shows the same in verticaltransverse section, and Fig. 3 shows parts of the samein perspective.

A is a. copy-rest, which may be constructed of wood or any othersuitable material, to offer a slightly-inclined surface, upon which thenotes or copy may be placed, and having a foot portion or parts, as a a.In or in connection with this copy-rest A, I construct a leaf-opening,B, above the copy-rest, and the back restor ledge, as B, and atransverse bar or leaf-detainer, B above the copy-rest and theback-rest, and which may be connected with these by means of one or moresupports, 1). Near the foot of the copy-rest I construct a foot-ledge,as 0, having a part, 0, upon which the bottom of the sheet of paper orthe book may rest, and a part, c, which may serve as" a trip to keep thebottom of the paper or the book-leaf from moving outward. D is a bracehaving the foot portions (1 d hinged at (l d to the copy-rest A, havinga detent, (1 to limit its angular movement from the copy-rest, and whichI prefer to constructof wire, as shown. In this brace D, I form bottomrests or ledges, as e e, and projecting leaf-detainers E E. On the frontside of the copy-rest I place a finger or leaf holder, G, preferably ofwire, which should be either movable or elastic, or both, and which maybe placed, as shown in Fig 1,. at the lower right-hand corner, or it maybe placed at the upper left-hand corner instead, and this is where it isused to best effect when loose sheets of copy or notes are used withthis holder.

In operating this improved holder for the support and manipulation of anote-book I place the book, as shown in the drawings, opened with onecover on the front side of the copy-rest and one on the back side of thebrace with the back of the book resting on the back-rest in the openingB. The book is indicated by the letter F, the back of the book byf, andthe covers by f f, the transverse lines on the open page F representingthe water-lines of the paper. When the holder G is used for keeping downthe leaf being copied, the trip 0' may be short, as shown in Fig. 2, andneed not catch the leaves'of the copy-book; but if the holder G bedispensed with then the trip 0 should extend upward to catch the bottomof the leaves, as represented in Fig. 1. When the open leaf has beencopied or written off, it may be quickly passed through the opening B tothe position shown at f as a used leaf, the detainer B keeping it'backout of the way, and so on with each successive leaf. The back-cover andalso the used leaves may be passed between the brace D and the back leafholder or holders E, and for the better security and balance of thebook. The book may be supported according to its size or the preferenceof the operator either by its back f on the back-rest B or by its coversf f on the foot-ledges c e, or

both. The opening B being of considerable width not only allows forvariation-in size of books, but also permits the easy and rapid turningback of the used leaf. The leaf-detainer B may be of considerable widthor ver tieal height to serve as an additional copy-rest for tall sheets,and it may also be utilized for ornament or for advertising inscriptionsor display.

It is obvious that the contrivance I have described may be variouslymodified in mate- 3. In a copy-holder, the combination of a copy-rest,A, a back-rest, B, a leaf-space, B, a leaf-detainer, B above thecopy-rest, and the back-rest, With the brace D, constructed to operateessentially as set forth.

I. In a copy-holder, the combination of a copy-rest, a back-rest, aleaf-space, a leaf-detainer, B a brace, and a front leaf-holder, G,constructed to operate essentially as set forth.

5. In a copy-holder, the combination of a copy-rest, a leaf-space,aleaf-detainer, a brace, and a leaf foot-holder, 0, having a ledge, c,and a trip, 0, constructed to operate essentially as set forth.

NATHANIEL C. FOWLER, JR. Witnesses:

HARRY D. COREY, ARTHUR E. PATTISON.

